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Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2) QUOTES

Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2) QUOTES

1 " Any of those priests even sniff at you wrong, you fuck them over until they see Jesus. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

2 " All of us change. Everyone in this world, from birth to death, becomes someone new. Again and again, we are remade. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

3 " Power is transient. Power can flow from one person to another. The most powerful person in a room isn’t the wealthiest or the one with the most connections. It’s the person who believes the strongest, the one who has the most confidence. And, sometimes, it’s the person who can make everyone else feel like less of themselves. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

4 " I raised an eyebrow. "I've told you not to talk to hairy strangers, right?"
"Define hairy," Byron said, but there was a rare faint smile on his face, and I almost smiled back. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

5 " Stick close to the shelter for the next couple days, okay? If you decide to go running around, find me first. Find Grant. But don't go out by yourself. Got it?"
Byron frowned. "No. Why?"
Because someone shot me in the head this morning, and he might know you're a weakness of mine. But all I said was, "Perverts."
"Perverts," he said, giving me a piercing look. "Right. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

6 " I was security. A good right hook. A thousand yard stare. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

7 " I whispered, "And here I was thinking of running off with him."
A grim smile touched Grant's mouth. "You could try. But then I'd have to drag you back. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

8 " I found a number and hit the call button. Heard ringing, a click.
"Greetings, Franco," said a smooth male voice. "Is it done?"
Fuck no, and fuck you, I almost said, and hung up. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

9 " He fell on his side with a sigh and flicked away the thong underwear with both idle curiosity and distaste. "And how good to leave us this slingshot with which to hunt for our dinner."
"Yes," I said dryly. "I'll go now and take down a deer with it. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

10 " I flexed my hands, trying to muster the darkness within my heart--wondering, briefly, what it took to get a girl in the mood for murder. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

11 " I met his gaze, but nothing else needed to be said. We both knew we were fucked. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

12 " I had begun to keep a journal. Not for myself, but for the future. My bloodline. Every Hunter kept a record, meant to inspire and teach from beyond the grave. I felt sorry for the kid who inherited mine. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

13 " He stared at me and the unconscious priest at my feet.
"Hey," I said awkwardly, unable to imagine what he was thinking. Don't do this when you grow up, I wanted to tell him. Don't be like me. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)

14 " I tried my best, but she pulled ahead, and I was loath to shout after her. Instead, I practiced throwing rude and unflattering thoughts in her direction. Killy glanced over her shoulder at me, and her pace slowed to a very fast walk. "

― Marjorie M. Liu , Darkness Calls (Hunter Kiss, #2)